Top 20 VC Funds & Investors in Zimbabwe (September 2026)

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• Purple Signs — Purple Signs is deaf communication platform
• The Virtual Clinic — Access to high-quality healthcare Doctors Online.
• Shift Organic Technologies — Sustainable Climate Smart Integrated Organic Farming Systems. Aquaponics, Herbs and spices Vermicomposting, Solar dryers, Beekeeping.

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• Zazu — Zazu is an all-in-one financial platform for African SMEs, helping businesses manage payments, automate cash flow, and access real-time financial insights from one simple dashboard.
• Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
• Udu Technologies — Udu Technologies is an AI infrastructure company that offers GPU systems, AI platform integration, and technical support services.

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• Afresco — The next generation in commercial and industrial (C&I) energy for Africa
• SunCulture — At SunCulture, we strive to solve the biggest daily challenges of smallholder farmers. We use off-grid solar technology to provide our customers with reliable access to water, irrigation, lighting, and mobile charging, and we can do all of that with a single system.
• Mawingu Networks — Unlimited internet packages for your home and office. 24/7 customer support. Get connected today, starting from 2,500 per month!

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• Kutuma — Who would you trust to introduce you to individuals/businesses willing to assist with sending goods to your family from the diaspora? Kutuma of course!
• Umojalands — Umojalands System is a fintech microfinance driving sustainable practices through the provision of climate loans to farmers and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to support microfinance funding for smallholder farmers in Africa.
• Mushambadzi — Mushambadzi is an online store that combines locally manufactured products from food, detergents, cosmetics, and clothing to the right delivery services all in one app. Their goal is to make life easier for the customer through an easily accessible online store.

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• ORIKI — A wellness + farm to skin brand that creates pampering experiences and luxurious natural personal grooming products. Sharing Africa!
• Mukuru Clean Stoves — Earthshot Prize Winner 2022. We use recycled metal to manufacture improved, efficient and affordable cookstoves.
• Loom Craft Chocolate — Loom Craft Chocolate is a artisanal cocoa processor with a strong focus on the quality of our products and the sustainability of our processes.

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• Altech Group — Altech Group aims at expanding access to clean, renewable, and affordable energy both for poor-grid and off-grid households.
• Solstroem.com — We offer a transparent and tamper-resitant software infrastructure, based on a distributed ledger system, on which off-grid solar providers (in the first instance) can monetize the CO2 emissions reductions created by their deployed solar systems. This infrastructure is robust and scalable and is designed to ultimately become the digital backbone onwhich all carbon projects in the voluntary carbon market, also beyond off-grid solar, can be rolled out. By integrating with Solstroem, solar providers can gain access to the carbon market in a simple and affordable way and generate an additional revenue stream by selling their generated carbon offsets. This additional revenue stream allows for (i) the deployment of more solar systems, (ii) an accelerated access to renewable energy in developing and emerging markets, and (iii) a tangible climate impact through increased displacement of CO2 emitting fossil fuels such as kerosene and diesel.
• Beacon Power Services — Beacon Power Services is a utility company that provides energy management software and analytics for utilities.

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• Bayport Management — Bayport Management Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides retail financial services in the Republic of Mauritius and internationally.
• Watu — We are a dynamic, fast-growing non-bank finance company offering asset financing for two and three-wheelers.
• First Finance — First Finance is a financial services provider that provides a wide range of general purpose financial services across the country.

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• Payitup — Payitup operates as a payments startup. Payitup currently helps consumers make payments for MultiChoice’s DStv service.
• Seplat Energy — Our vision is to transform lives through energy.
• Child Registry Ltd. — Child Registry Ltd is a Financial Technology (Fintech) Company based in New York and London. Founded on 16 April 2020. Registered in UK & Delaware. Founders: Rahim Thawer of Thawer Capital Management & Saira Thawer. Employees: 22.

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• Chat Cash — Turn conversations into commerce. The unified operating system for payments, inventory, and AI sales on WhatsApp & USSD.

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• LineWise — LineWise, a Y Combinator-backed startup, helps manufacturers maximize production uptime. We use AI to diagnose machine failures, accelerate troubleshooting
• zeroRISC — ZeroRISC operates as a stealth start-up making hardware security foundations transparent and trustworthy.
• Autonomous Cyber — Autonomous Cyber is an artificial intelligence platform for cybersecurity solutions.

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• Scatec ASA — Scatec is a leading renewable energy solutions provider, accelerating access to reliable and affordable clean energy in emerging markets.
• Wave Mobile Money — Wave Mobile Money provides an app-based financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money. Wave Mobile Money is on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where less than 10% of the population has a bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, andaccepted everywhere! It is building life-changing financial infrastructure. When mobile money succeeded in Kenya, it lifted about a million people out of poverty. And yet, over 10 years later, most Africans still lack access to affordable ways to save, transfer or borrow the money they need to build businesses or provide for their families. Wave is solving this problem by using technology to build a radically inclusive and extremely affordable financial network.
• CLR Facility Services — CLR is a leading Integrated Facility Management (IFM) company with a PAN India presence, providing comprehensive solutions including IFM, Technical Services, Business Support, Aviation Services, Production Support, and Floor Care Services.

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• Nhimbe Fresh — Nhimbe Fresh provides fresh vegetable export, fresh fruit export, blueberry export, raspberry export, and manage tout export.

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• PayGo Energy — Globally, three billion people cook with biomass. The use of open fires and inefficient cookstoves with fuels such as wood, charcoal, and kerosene causes serious environmental and health impacts that disproportionately affect underserved communities. PayGo Energy is a revolutionary cookstove solution and distribution system that enables consumersto access clean and efficient fuel at a price point that is within their daily energy budget.
• Sun Plugged Energy — Sun Plugged Energy is a renewable energy solutions company focused on achieving SDG7, by delivering low cost renewable energy solutions to the last mile users
• Deevabits Green Energy — Deevabits Green Energy sources and distributes the highest quality solar lanterns and home systems based on needs of the community and businesses we serve.

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• d.light — Founded in 2007 as a for-profit social enterprise, d.light manufactures and distributes award-winning solar lighting and power products designed to serve the more than 2 billion people globally without access to reliable electricity. Through five distribution hubs in East Africa, West Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States, d.lighthas impacted over 65 million lives with its products. d.light is dedicated to providing the most reliable, affordable, and accessible solar lighting and power systems for the developing world, with the goal of reaching 100 million people by 2020. For more information, visit www.dlight.com.
• Mota Engil Africa — Mota-Engil Africa is a construction company that focuses on the construction and management of infrastructure projects.
• ETG — ETG, established in 1967, is one of the largest and fastest growing integrated agricultural conglomerates in sub-Saharan Africa, importing and exporting soft commodities to and from 48 countries including Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa. It also has supply chain operations in China, India, America, Middle East, andSouth East Asia; merchandising desks in Europe, and; treasury companies in Singapore, Mauritius and UAE. Globally, ETG is present across 48 countries. ETG runs its business under five business verticals: 1. Fertilizer and Farm Inputs: ETG is one of the largest importers and distributors of fertilizers and farm inputs in sub-saharan africa 2. Cash traded products: Pulses, Sesame seed, Cashew and Rice are key commodities in this vertical. ETG is the world largest trader and processor of Pulses as well as world largest trader for raw cashew nuts. 3. Exchange traded commodities: Grains & oilseeds, sugar, coffee, cocoa, maize and soybean are key products in this segment. ETG is one of the major players for maize and soybean in sub-shara africa 4. Consumer Branded (Vamara): ETG operates multiple processing plants across 14 countries to manufacture products that are targeted to African consumers. ETG has 22 brands in its portfolio that offers products from vegetable cooking oil, condiments, and spreads, etc. 5. Logistics: ETG operates a very successful and integrated Logistics platform. ETG has a network of more than 400+ warehouses across 32 countries and a fleet of more than 900 trucks. ETG provided end-to-end Logistics services across sub-Sahara Africa.

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• POSB — Trusted by Zimbabweans for over 120 years.
• UTM Offshore — UTM Offshore provides marine logistics, offshore vessel support, dredging work, and develops floating LNG projects.
• African Trade and Distribution Company — The African Trade and Distribution Company (ATDC) is a strategic entity established to accelerate intra-African trade and industrialization. company's core mission is to facilitate the distribution and trade of raw materials, minerals, and value-added goods within Africa, thereby shifting the continent toward higher-value industrial products.ATDC supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and smallholder farmers by providing trade finance, logistics, warehousing, regulatory guidance, and access to market opportunities. It focuses on creating efficient supply chains and expanding market reach for African producers across the continent.

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• Qair — Qair is a European independent renewable energy company producing and offering green electricity, hydrogen and molecule solution.
• CrossBoundary — CrossBoundary Energy's energy solutions help decarbonize enterprise by providing cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable power.
• Communication and Renewable Energy Infrastructure — Communication and Renewable Energy Infrastructure sit at the intersection of innovation and opportunity, driving progress in telecommunications and sustainable energy systems.

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• Easybike — Easybike designs and manufactures a range of bikes that run on electricity. It offers its clients two major ranges of bikes which includes Liberty range and Infinity range.The company is driven by a vision to democratize innovative mode of travel. Easybike was known as one of the first brands in France to have specialized in electric bikes andtailor-made solutions. Easybike was founded in 2010 and is based in Paris, France.
• Aether Fuels — Enabling a net zero world through sustainable liquid fuels.
• Neural Concept — Neural Concept is the first AI software for enhanced engineering. Leverage your historical CAD and CAE data to drastically shorten and improve your design cycles.

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• Aya Data — Aya Data provides high-quality data annotation, AI training data, 3D annotations, machine learning solutions and also specialises in geospatial, NLP and computer vision projects.
• Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
• Hohm Energy — We make the process of going solar simple. Generate your free, custom solar proposal and get matched with an accredited solar provider in under 5 mins.

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• GoCab — GoCab is fintech solution providing Drive-to-own option for vehicle purchase in Emerging markets, helping to bridge the gap between mobility entrepreneurs and financial services.
• Plentify — Plentify connects home appliances with cheaper cleaner energy. It does this with an intelligent residential load management platform which matches demand with clean energy supply for 75% cheaper than batteries. Plentify combines advanced hardware, AI, and user-centric design to create smart home products that delight customers while alsostrengthening electricity systems.
• Open Access Energy — South Africa's first multilateral wheeling software platform that automates energy transactions.

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• Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
• Maad — Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest-growing B2B marketplace, based in Dakar, Senegal. Our tech-driven solution allows retailers to order products from our one-stop shop and benefit from working capital loans
• Herconomy (Ex AGS Tribe) — Herconomy is a platform that allows women build their finances, capacity, collaborate and access opportunities.